HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or

Updating
May 2018

Part Number: P07214-001

Published: May 2018
Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3
HP-UX 11i v3 delivers one of the highest levels of
integrated virtualization and automation. HP-UX 11i v3
dynamically reduces complexity and cuts deployment
times to maximize return on investment.
This DVD booklet provides the following information:

• Contents of the HP-UX 11i v3 media kit.

• Descriptions of the Operating Environments.

• New products included in this release.

For information about critical, late-breaking cold-

install, and update issues, see the HP-UX 11i v3
Installation and Update Guide at http://
www.hpe.com/info/hpux-core-docs-11iv3. The web

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 version of this guide contains the most up-to-date
information.

Media kit contents

DVDs
Depending on your service contract with Hewlett
Packard Enterprise, your kit may contain one or more
of the following items:

• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) OE Multi-DVD Set:

Contains an Operating Environment (OE).

• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) Application Software

Multi-DVD Set: Contains HP-UX application
software.

Documentation

Media kit contents 3

 NOTE: Beginning with August 2011, the web is the
primary delivery source of technical documentation for
HP-UX Operating Environments and Application
Products. Web delivery supports the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Green Business Technology Initiative to
reduce packaging. It also supports our HP-UX
Technical Documentation goal to keep information up-
to-date and easily accessible.
Beginning with May 2017, the Instant Information
DVD is being withdrawn from the Media kit. This DVD
contained a subset of the documents which are now
available on the web.

Pointers to HP-UX documentation collections are

listed in A Guide to HP-UX Document Collections.
The following documents are available on the web at
http://www.hpe.com/info/hpux-core-docs-11iv3.

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 • HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes: Describes
what is new or changed for HP-UX 11i v3.

• HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide:

Describes system requirements, provides
instructions for cold-installing or updating HP-UX,
and includes information about known install/
update problems.

• HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or

Updating: This document describes last-minute
information for HP-UX 11i v3. Read it before cold-
installing or updating HP-UX.

HP-UX 11i v3 Operating

Environments
The following are different OEs:

HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments 5

 • HP-UX 11i v3 Base OE (BOE): Provides
integrated HP-UX functionality for customers
requiring less complex installations. The BOE
contains all the applications included in the
Foundation OE. It improves the bundle set by
adding products such as HP Process Resource
Manager (PRM) and APA. This OE is bundled as
HPUX11i-BOE.

• Virtual Server OE (VSE-OE): Designed for

customers seeking higher resource utilization or
embarking on consolidation projects, and
virtualization for a flexible UNIX environment. The
VSE-OE contains all the products included in the
BOE (and the original EOE). It includes other
products such as HPE Matrix Operating
Environment for HP-UX (formerly HPE Insight
Dynamics – VSE for Integrity). The VSE-OE is
bundled as HPUX11i-VSE-OE.

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• High Availability OE (HA-OE): For customers
requiring high availability for large mission-critical
applications. This OE contains all the products
included in the BOE (and the original EOE). It also
includes applications such as HPE Serviceguard,
SGeRAC, and HA toolkits required to enable a
mission-critical server. This OE is bundled as
HPUX11i-HA-OE.

• Data Center OE (DC-OE): For customers who

need both flexibility and high availability. The DC-
OE provides mission-critical virtualization by
combining VSE-OE and HA-OE in one integrated
and tested bundle. This OE contains all the
products included in the BOE, VSE-OE, HA-OE
(and the original MCOE) and is bundled as
HPUX11i-DC-OE.

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Firmware requirements
The system should meet the minimum firmware
requirements for HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31). New IO
adapters and some of the virtualization applications
may require updated firmware.
For information about finding firmware, see HP-UX 11i
v3 Installation and Update Guide at http://
www.hpe.com/info/hpux-core-docs-11iv3.

Procedures for installing VxFS and

VxVM
Starting with May 2018 OEUR, the following products
are included in the OEUR and AR media:

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• VxFS 4.1

• VxFS 6.1 required (always-installed)

• VxVM 6.1

The VxFS 6.1 (Base-VxFS-61) is always selected in

the Ignite-UX tool. Base-VxVM-61 is shipped as
(optional) product and you must explicitly select in
Ignite-UX tool for installation. VxFS 5.0.1 & VxVM
5.0.1, VxFS 5.1 SP1 & VxVM 5.1 SP1 are no longer
shipped in the OEUR and AR media. They are
available as independent download.

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 IMPORTANT: Base-VxFS-61 & Base-VxVM-61
are supported and installable only on Intel
Itanium 9500 Processor Series-based platforms
or later.
For existing HP-UX systems being updated to
the OEUR via update-ux, the existing VxFS/
VxVM release running on the system that is
earlier than VxFS/VxVM 6.1 will be updated
automatically only on Intel Itanium 9500
Processor Series-based platforms or later. To
avoid the automatic update to VxFS/VxVM 6.1
during update-ux, you must explicitly deselect
Base-VxFS-61, Base-VxVM-61, Base-
VxTools-61 and B3929IB for a successful OE
update.
Ignite-UX C.7.22.150 software is bundled in
HP-UX 11i v3 2018 OEUR. Ignite-UX C.
7.22.150 software or later must be used for cold
installation of HP-UX 11i v3 2018 OEUR with

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VxFS 6.1 and VxVM 6.1. The limitation does
not apply on customized depots of HP-UX 11i
v3 2018 OEUR created with earlier versions of
VxFS & VxVM.
The upgrade path to VxFS 6.1 is supported
only from VxFS 5.1 SP1. If you are using older
version of VxFS, then upgrade to VxFS 5.1 SP1
before upgrading to VxFS 6.1.
If you want to install Veritas 4.1, 5.0, 5.0.1 or
5.1 SP1 version of VxFS and VxVM (which are
not default included in 2018 11i v3 OEUR)
instead of the 6.1 version of VxFS and VxVM
(which is included by default in 2018 11i v3
OEUR), you need to create a customized depot
as described in the white paper on Installation
of non-default VxFS and VxVM software
version on HP-UX 11i v3 2018 Operating
Environment Update Release at http://
www.hpe.com/info/hpux-core-docs-11iv3.

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 If an Application Release (AR) Media is used to
install or update to Veritas 6.1 (VxFS/VxVM)
products, then it is mandatory to download (or
use QPK bundle in 2018 HP-UX 11i v3 OE
DVD) and install the following patches or their
superseding patches separately as VxFS/VxVM
6.1 patches are not included in Feature11i of
the AR media:

• PHKL_44629 : 11.31 VRTS 6.1.0.200

VRTSvxvm Kernel and Command Patch

• PHCO_44521 : 11.31 VRTS 6.1.0.100

VRTSfsadv Command Patch

• PHKL_44713 : 11.31 VRTS 6.1.0.300

VRTSvxfs Kernel and Command Patch

The information in the following paragraphs is

provided for historical reference:

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• Starting with March 2014 OEUR, the following
products are included in the OEUR and AR media:

◦ VxFS 4.1

◦ VxFS 5.1 SP1 required (always-installed)

◦ VxVM 5.1 SP1

The VxFS 5.1 SP1 (Base-VxFS-51) is always

selected in the Ignite-UX tool. Base-VxVM-51 is
shipped as (optional) product and you must
explicitly select in Ignite-UX tool for installation.

• Starting with March 2012 OEUR, VxFS 5.0.1 is

required (always-installed) and LVM is
recommended (default-installed).

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 • In September 2011 OEUR, the recommended
(default-installed) selection for all systems was
VxFS 5.0.1 plus LVM.

• Starting with September 2009 Operating

Environment Update Release (OEUR), the
installation of VxFS and VxVM have changed. The
HP-UX 11i v3 OEUR included the 4.1 and 5.0
versions of VxFS. The recommended (default-
installed) selection was VxFS 5.0 plus LVM.

What’s new in this release

For a list of the OE contents and associated bundle
tags, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update
Guide, May 2018 (http://www.hpe.com/info/hpux-
core-docs-11iv3).

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Harmless messages and known
problems
Before cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v3,
ensure you read, “Harmless messages and known
problems,” in HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update
Guide (http://www.hpe.com/info/hpux-core-
docs-11iv3). The web version of HP-UX 11i v3
Installation and Update Guide is the most up-to-date
version of the document.
For more information about other known problems,
see product's documentation at HPE Support Center
– Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (HPESC) at
http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc. Further
information and patches can also be found at HPESC.

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